Gear/Software
ModeAudio Airspace – Sky’s The Limit?
When is a reverb more than a reverb? We patrol ModeAudio’s brand new Airspace to find out more……
News
Beatport Streaming Introduces Lossless FLAC Audio
Audio quality just got a big endorsement.…
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
Gear/Software
Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?
Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?
Synth Secrets
Make Your Own Jungle FX
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch…
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Columns
Streaming Won’t Kill DJing, But It Might Just Create DJ Ghosts
Harold Heath makes the case that “streaming won’t kill the DJ star”.…
Beat Dissected
Skee Mask
In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a beat inspired by Skee Mask.…
Gear/Software
Waves MultiMod Rack
The latest plugin from Waves’ journey into distortion is the MultiMod Rack, a multi-band distortion and effects unit that…
News
Is Logic Pro X introducing Ableton Live style clip-launching?
Has Apple leaked how a new Logic Pro X might look with live triggering of loops and clips similar to…
Passing Notes
Breaking Down the Strings and Arpeggios of Black Water by Octave One
In our latest Passing Notes feature, we take a better look at the theory and arrangement behind Black Water by…
Beat Dissected
Joy Orbison
In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a beat inspired by the percussion-heavy techno of Joy…
News
Spotify Creates $10 Million Fund For Musicians & Songwriters Affected By Covid-19
The streaming company announced its new fundraising initiative today and launched a website for people to contribute.…
Top Tracks
Rudosa
UK techno producer Rudosa has just dropped his new cut ‘Dominance’ as part of a five-track compilation on his…
My Studio
Octave One
After a little over thirty years in the game, isn’t it time the Burden brothers take a break? With…
Long Reads
Back To The Old School, Again (Pt 2)
Following on from part-one of our ‘Back To The Old School, Again’ article, we thought it would be interesting…
News
Musicians Call For Spotify to Increase Payments In Light Of Covid-19
The streaming giant is under pressure from musicians to increase artist compensation in light of the widespread loss of income…
News
Polyend Tracker Fuses Sampling, Granular Synthesis and Sequencing in New Groovebox
For anyone hoping that a new groovebox would appear with a software tracker-style interface, behold: Polyend Tracker. …
Interviews
Blond:Ish: People, just do something
We spoke to Blond:Ish on accidental activism and hope in the age of hypocrisy.…
Gear/Software
Roland MC-101
With the exception of the SE-02 synth, a collaboration with Studio Electronics, Roland has stubbornly doubled down on the…
News
Bandcamp To Waive Their Revenue Share This Friday To Aid Musicians
Bandcamp have announced a 24-hour campaign to support musicians and artists in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
News
Moog and Korg Make Mobile Apps Free for Housebound Musicians
Moog and Korg have made their mobile apps free for housebound musicians for a limited time. …
Synth Secrets
Sulta Synths: Layered Melodic Leads
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Gear/Software
Empress Effects – ZOIA
Empress Effects is a renowned effects pedal maker. But with ZOIA, Empress attempts to combine instrumental effects with modular hardware…
Introducing...
Malcolm
Rinse France resident DJ and Global Warming Records boss Malcolm introduces himself. …
News
Ableton Cancels Loop Over COVID-19 Virus Concerns
In the latest cancellation to affect the music industry, Ableton has announced that it is rescheduling its Loop summit for…
My Studio
Dixon Avenue Basement Jams
“Often late at night, after listening to the same segment of a track for hours on end, we find ourselves…
Columns
2020 Manifesto
With all the recent talk of political manifestos, we got to thinking about what an ideal dance music scene might…
News
Native Instruments Rethinks Decision to End Legacy Product Support
Following on from an announcement earlier this week, Native Instruments reveal that they are rethinking their plan to end legacy…
News
Miami Winter Music Conference Cancelled Due To Covid-19 Concerns
Miami’s flagship dance music conference and festival joins the list of large scale events being postponed due to public…
Columns
Charity and Sabotage: Dance Music Twitter 2019
From business techno to rudeboy techno. From Aphex Twin to Midland. And from Beatport Link to rewinds, Harold Heath sums…
News
Native Instruments to Discontinue a Range of Legacy Products
As of May 31st, several NI legacy products will no longer be available.…
The Best...
Ten of the Best Drum Machines Released Since 2010
To round-up the past decade, we recommend ten of the best hardware drum machines released since 2010.…
Job Envy
Cremacaffè Design
Cremacaffè Design is an Italian company that produces beautiful handmade cases and stands for a range of much-loved hardware…
News
Behringer Takes Aim at DAW Makers and Online Instrument Market Places
Behringer has announced plans to make a free DAW and VST plugins.…
